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on the same day he spoke with mcconnell and john boehner on the phone, he told al sharpton's radio listeners the gop appears to be willing to see the cuts go through. >> their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts. >> reporter: if the president and congress can't reach a deal, the cuts will cake in a week from today -- kick in a week from today. democrats say if the cuts go through dozens of federal agencies will have to trim workers affecting everyone from food inspectors to fbi agents. mare january blakery represents the aerospace industry and uses to run the faa. she says there will also be fewer tsa workers at the airport. >> we're going to see another hour on the screening lines, four to five hours additional at the major international airports when it comes to traveling. >> reporter: but republicans believe the cuts are being blown out of proportion. house majority leader eric cantor said? a statement president obama has said that unless he gets his second tax hike he will be
on the same day he spoke with mcconnell and john boehner on the phone, he told al sharpton's radio listeners the gop appears to be willing to see the cuts go through. >> their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts. >> reporter: if the president and congress can't reach a deal, the cuts will cake in a week from today -- kick in a week from today. democrats say if the cuts...
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>> reporter: scott, this is speaker boehner acknowledging that they are running out of time. so he's calling a vote on a plan later this week that he know it is white house won't like in the hopes they'll make big concessions in talks now to avoid it. >> our plan "b" would protect american taxpayers. >> reporter: speaker boehner said he'll take his plan directly to the house floor with a bill to extend the low bush-era tax rates for all americans making less than one million dollars a year. that's far higher than the $400 income cutoff the president is currently proposing. higher still than president obama's campaign promise-- to let taxes rise on households making $250,000 or more. boehner said he has to bypass talks with the white house and hold a vote on his plan now because the president's latest fiscal cliff proposal still isn't balanced between taxes and cuts. what is your definition of a balanced deal? does it have to be dollar for dollar spending cuts? >> most people would agree that that's balanced. >> can it just be close to that? or does it have to be exactly equal
>> reporter: scott, this is speaker boehner acknowledging that they are running out of time. so he's calling a vote on a plan later this week that he know it is white house won't like in the hopes they'll make big concessions in talks now to avoid it. >> our plan "b" would protect american taxpayers. >> reporter: speaker boehner said he'll take his plan directly to the house floor with a bill to extend the low bush-era tax rates for all americans making less than one...
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long that it was news when the president and the vice president joined the republican speaker john boehner and ohio's republican governor john kasich for a round of golf but was it just a summer break or a new start in solving the country's severe economic problems? we'll talk about it with key players from both sides, the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer, a top senate democrat. then we'll bring in the chairman of the house intelligence committee mike rogers to help us sort out whether pakistan, where we've pour billions of dollars, is a friend or secretly working against us. it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. and welcome to "face the nation." the republican leader mitch mcconnell joins us this morning from louisville, kentucky. senator, you've seen by now the pictures of the speaker of the house and the president playing golf yesterday. do you think anything will come out
long that it was news when the president and the vice president joined the republican speaker john boehner and ohio's republican governor john kasich for a round of golf but was it just a summer break or a new start in solving the country's severe economic problems? we'll talk about it with key players from both sides, the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer, a top senate democrat. then we'll bring in the chairman of the house intelligence committee mike rogers to help us...
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the white house is beginning to notice and now believe there is a deal boehner can find the stroets pass it. >> an idea what's really at stake. rebecca jarvis has a look how the government spends money and how it could spend less. rebec rebecca, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> the question comes up in terms of the money that we're talking about in raising the rate. how much is it that the republicans are objecting to? >> if you look at that $250,000 number, if you were to raise taxes on everybody making $250,000 or more in the country that would raise about $700 billion in revenue over the next ten years. that's a drop in the bucket compared to our $16 trillion debt, our $1 trillion deficit, and so what a lot of people are saying, and argues, when they look at this situation is, if you're really going to be serious about deficit reduction it can't just be about taxes. it has to be about spending cuts, too. >> on that point of spending, it's always important to remember, where do we spend money in the federal budget jt you've put together to remind us exactly where do we spend
the white house is beginning to notice and now believe there is a deal boehner can find the stroets pass it. >> an idea what's really at stake. rebecca jarvis has a look how the government spends money and how it could spend less. rebec rebecca, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> the question comes up in terms of the money that we're talking about in raising the rate. how much is it that the republicans are objecting to? >> if you look at that $250,000 number,...
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that a curiosity that when republicans win, boehner is on the front of "time" magazine. when mitch mcconnell wins, he's on the front of "time" magazine. as a woman, it's like, is there a message here? is there something that we're missing? >> for the record, nancy cordes did ask senator mcconnell in the past if he would step down after republicans failed to gain control of the senate. >>> the nba commissioner is showing his support this morning for legalized sports gambling. adam silver wrote a piece for "the new york times." it reverses the nba's 20-year opposition to gambling. silver wrote, i believe we need a different approach, sport bettings to be brought out from the underground and into the spotlight where it can be moderated and regulated. nevada is the only state that permits bids on all sports. >>> the engineers at the massachusetts institute of technology made a historic breakthrough this fall. the school's football team is undefeated this season for the first time ever. vladimir duthiers is at steinbrenner estadium at the campus of mchlt i.t. >> reporter: the
that a curiosity that when republicans win, boehner is on the front of "time" magazine. when mitch mcconnell wins, he's on the front of "time" magazine. as a woman, it's like, is there a message here? is there something that we're missing? >> for the record, nancy cordes did ask senator mcconnell in the past if he would step down after republicans failed to gain control of the senate. >>> the nba commissioner is showing his support this morning for legalized...
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because you'll remember, john boehner, the republican house speaker, said earlier in the week he couldn't make people love mitt romney. haley barbour said, well, there's a lot to love about him, but said in the end, i think the election is all about defeating barack obama. i'm not sure that's right. i think both of these candidates are going to have to give us a little more to go on. it's so close now and it's going to be close right up until the end. >> bob, talk with us a little bit about this announcement from the president yesterday about the tax cuts. a lot of people saying this is purely political, despite denials from the white house. is it an attempt to simply move away from the numbers on the economy and friday's job report? >> well, you can certainly make that argument. yes, i would guess that there is a political component to this. we do have an election coming here, but this is just a continuing effort to draw the line. because while the romney people are trying to make this a referendum on barack obama, the obama people are trying to make it a referendum on mitt romney. they'
because you'll remember, john boehner, the republican house speaker, said earlier in the week he couldn't make people love mitt romney. haley barbour said, well, there's a lot to love about him, but said in the end, i think the election is all about defeating barack obama. i'm not sure that's right. i think both of these candidates are going to have to give us a little more to go on. it's so close now and it's going to be close right up until the end. >> bob, talk with us a little bit...
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>>> we want to update that decision by speaker of the house bay mer to cancel tonight's -- boehner to cancel tonight's vote. >> gary nurenberg is on it. he brings us up-to-date. >> reporter: this could be the longest all nighter since derek was trying to graduate from school. 10:00 tomorrow morning the republicans meet to hear what the newbill is. the president is at the center talking about fuel. he may speak. those are the latest developments. we'll watch them all. >> thanks, gary. but what do you mean graduate? >> we'll see you. >> bye bye. >> good night, everybody. leaving behind ground-in dirt and odors that vacuuming alone can't tackle. but with resolve high traffic foam, you can really see the difference. it removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone. it also neutralizes odors at their source, so your carpets are clean and fresh every step of the way. nothing revives carpets like resolve high traffic foam. don't just vacuum clean, resolve clean. 3q you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. ♪
>>> we want to update that decision by speaker of the house bay mer to cancel tonight's -- boehner to cancel tonight's vote. >> gary nurenberg is on it. he brings us up-to-date. >> reporter: this could be the longest all nighter since derek was trying to graduate from school. 10:00 tomorrow morning the republicans meet to hear what the newbill is. the president is at the center talking about fuel. he may speak. those are the latest developments. we'll watch them all....